Air interface and payload architecture for GEO multimedia communications satellites

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Noeldeke, Christoph M.

Affiliations: Bosch SatCom GmbH, D‐71520 Backnang, Germany

Note: [] Present address: Marconi Communications GmbH, Strategic Communications, Gerberstraße 33, D‐71522 Backnang, Germany. E‐mail: [email protected].

Abstract: The design of a generic waveform for Ka‐band multimedia satellites with On Board Processing and ATM‐based packet switching is described. Features like service requirements, system architectures, and ground terminal requirements are discussed. Modulation and coding schemes as well as generic frame structures and synchronization procedures are proposed. The impact on payload and equipment architecture is discussed, and a test system for demonstration presented.

Journal: Space Communications, vol. 17, no. 1,2,3, pp. 49-58, 2001